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List of Buffalo Bisons seasons
This is a list of seasons completed by the Buffalo Bisons Minor League Baseball team. The current Buffalo Bisons franchise was founded in 1979, which had assumed the history of previous franchises that also used the Buffalo Bisons name. The current Bisons were created as a Double-A expansion franchise in the Eastern League, and they played in this league until 1984. At the Double-A classification, Buffalo was affiliated with Major League Baseball's Pittsburgh Pirates (1979–1982) and Cleveland Indians (1983–1984). On September 14, 1984, owner Robert E. Rich Jr. purchased the Wichita Aeros of the Triple-A American Association, and the rights for that franchise were transferred to Buffalo, and the Bisons returned to the Triple-A circuit for the first time since the original franchise moved to Winnipeg in 1970. The Bisons would play in the American Association until the 1997 season. In 1998, the Bisons returned to the International League as part of the dissolution of the American Association. Prior to the 2021 season, the Bisons joined the Triple-A East as part of Major League Baseball's reorganization of the minor leagues. At the Triple-A level, the Bisons have been affiliates of the Chicago White Sox (1985–1986), Cleveland Indians (1987), Pittsburgh Pirates (1988–1994), Cleveland Indians (1995–2008), New York Mets (2009–2012), and Toronto Blue Jays (2013–present).

Buffalo reached the postseason in two of their six seasons in the Eastern League, by means of winning the first half North Division title in 1980, and winning a wild card spot in 1983. Despite have some success in Double-A, these years can be considered their least successful. The Bisons would be a more successful team in the American Association. After a slow start in the league, the Bisons would qualify for the playoff five times, winning four division titles, and making four appearances in the league's Championship series. The Bisons won their first championship in 1997 as the Triple-A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians. 1997 was also the final year of the American Association's existence, meaning that the trophy the Bisons won, would be theirs to keep. Buffalo got out to a fast start in the International League, winning the Governors' Cup (the league championship) in 1998. The Bisons qualified for the playoffs six times over eight years, winning four division titles, and two Governors' Cup championships, from 1998 to 2005. The Bisons have not qualified for the postseason since 2005. Their most recent championship came in 2004, also as the Triple-A affiliate of the Indians.

The team's best record occurred in 2001, when they finished with a record of 91–51 (.641) as the Triple-A Indians. Their lowest record occurred in 1994, when they finished with a record of 55–89 (.382) as the Triple-A Pirates. Of the five Major League Baseball teams with which Buffalo was affiliated with, the Bisons experienced their best record as the Triple-A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians from 1995 until 2008. During this time, the team had a composite regular season record of 1,123–882 (.560). They reached the postseason in nine seasons, winning seven division titles, and three league championships, one championship in the American Association, and two in the International League. Their postseason record during this period was 35–29 (.547). Contrarily, the Bisons' lowest record came as the Pittsburgh Pirates' Double-A farm club from 1979 to 1982. During this time, the Bisons compiled a record of 250–302 (.453), and the team qualified for the playoffs for just one season under the affiliation.

Buffalo has served as a farm club for five Major League Baseball teams. A total of 25 managers have led the club since the franchise's inception in 1979. As of the end of the 2022 season, the Bisons have a win-loss record of 3,150–2,956. The Bisons have an overall postseason record of 37–40. Combining all 6,177 regular season and postseason games, the Bisons have a record of 3,187–2,990.

List of International League post-season droughts
''Note: The Bats were ahead 1-0 (winning game one on September 10) in the championship series when the September 11, 2001 attacks occurred. The league canceled the rest of the series and declared the Bats as champions, thus the series was reduced to being a championship game.''

List of Buffalo Bisons managers
''Note: The 1987 season had two managers (Orlando Gómez and Steve Swisher). Gomez was fired after 11-12 start to the season. He was replaced by Steve Swisher, who led the Bisons in the final 117 games that year, and he compiled a record of 55-62 to conclude the season. This would not occur again until 2022, after Casey Candaele was promoted by the Blue Jays to be their interim bench coach on July 13, following the firing of Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo. Candaele compiled a 43-42 record with the Bisons in 2022 prior to his promotion as interim bench coach. The Blue Jays appointed Ware to be the Bisons' interim manager for the rest of the season on July 29. He compiled a 33-30 record for the remaining 63 games of the 2022 season.''

List of Buffalo Bisons awards, All-Stars, and league leaders
The Buffalo Bisons Minor League Baseball team has played in Buffalo, New York since 1979, when they were established as an expansion franchise in the Double-A Eastern League (EL). They moved up to the Triple-A American Association in 1985, joined the International League in 1998, and were placed in the Triple-A East in 2021. In the history of the Bisons franchise, numerous teams, players, and other personnel have been selected for All-Star games, won awards, and have led their leagues in various statistical areas for a season.

Two Bisons have won league Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards: Jhonny Peralta in 2004, and Matt Hague in 2015. Four have won Pitcher of the Year awards: Pete Filson in 1986, Rick Reed in 1991, Roy Smith in 1993, and Eric Bell in 1995. One player has won the Rookie of the Year award: Kevin Young in 1992. Four managers have won Manager of the Year awards: Marc Bombard in 1992, Joel Skinner in 2000, Eric Wedge in 2001, and Marty Brown in 2004. The Bisons' team personnel have won multiple league awards in separate seasons. Team owner Robert E. Rich Jr. won the CEO of the Year Award in 1986, 1988, and 1991. The franchise won the Larry MacPhail Award in 1989. The franchise also won the Baseball America Bob Freitas Award in 1991 and 2001. The Bisons were also awarded the John H. Johnson President's Award in 1992.

Sixty-two players have been selected for mid-season All-Star teams. Of these, Dorn Taylor, Ernie Young, and Jason Leblebijian are the only players to have been selected twice while playing for Buffalo. Five players have been chosen as the MVP for their contributions in All-Star games: Roy Smith in 1993, Luis Lopez in 1995, Russell Branyan in 1999, Matt Harvey in 2012, and Liam Hendriks in 2014. Of the 42 players who have been named to Postseason All-Star teams, only Dorn Taylor and Brian Giles have been selected twice.

A number of players have led their league in multiple statistical categories during a single season. Jhonny Peralta led the 2004 International League season in two different categories: Runs scored (109) and hits (181). He also stroked 44 doubles that year, which is a franchise record. Matt Hague led the 2015 International League season in two different categories: Batting average (.338) and hits (177). The 2004 Bisons led the International League in 14 categories, the most amongst all Bisons teams.

American Association (1985–1997)
These players and team personnel won American Association year-end awards.

History of professional baseball in Buffalo, New York
Buffalo, New York has hosted several Minor League Baseball (MiLB) teams since the late 19th century. The city has also been home to a couple of Major League Baseball (MLB) teams that played during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Professional baseball in Buffalo dates back to 1877 with the formation of the Buffalo Bisons, who were charter members of the League Alliance, which was the first semi-affiliated league in the history of the minor leagues. The team played their home games at Riverside Park. This ballpark would host Buffalo's baseball teams through 1883. The Buffalo Bisons (IA) then joined the International Association for Professional Base Ball Players in 1878, in which the team would win the league championship in their first season.

The Bisons would then become a Major League Baseball team in 1879, where they would become a member of the National League. The Bisons moved from Riverside Park into Olympic Park prior to the 1884 season. The first incarnation of this ballpark would host the Bisons until 1888. The Bisons would leave Major League Baseball in 1885, to join the newly formed Eastern League, as the Buffalo Bisons. In 1887, the league was absorbed into the International League, but the league folded after just one season. The second incarnation of Olympic Park opened in 1889, which would host the Bisons through 1923.

While the minor league Bisons played in the International Association through 1888, another team calling itself the Buffalo Bisons joined the Players' League in 1890, competing in Major League Baseball for one season only, before the league folded due to the league being underfunded, along with the lack of confidence from the team owners to continue beyond that one season.

The minor league Bisons rejoined the Eastern League in 1891, and they eventually joined the Western League by the end of the decade in 1899. In 1900, the league was renamed the American League, but the Bisons would be cut in favor of the Boston Americans prior to the 1901 season. The Bisons returned to the Eastern League that same year. In 1912, the Eastern League was absorbed into the International League.

While the Bisons settled back into the minor leagues, an unaffiliated team called the Buffalo Blues began play in the short-lived Federal League of Major League Baseball in 1914. The team played its home games at Federal League Park. The league only lasted two seasons, in which the Blues folded after the 1915 season.

As for the minor league Bisons, the team left the second incarnation of Olympic Park in 1923 for Bison Stadium, which was later renamed to Offermann Stadium in 1935, following the death of Bisons owner Frank J. Offermann. The team would leave Offermann in 1960 for War Memorial Stadium. The Bisons would enjoy a run in the International League through the 1970 season, when the team was moved during the middle of the season, becoming the Winnipeg Whips.

Following the loss of the original Bisons franchise, Buffalo was without a professional baseball team for 9 years until 1979 when the current Buffalo Bisons franchise began play as an expansion team in the Double-A Eastern League. The new Bisons retuned to their old home at War Memorial Stadium. The Bisons left War Memorial Stadium in 1987 in favor of Pilot Field, now known as Sahlen Field, a new facility that was built on the corner of Washington and Swan Streets in downtown Buffalo, where they continue playing to this very day.

Several Negro League teams played in Buffalo, having played at Offermann Stadium. Among these teams were the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro American League, who played at Offermann from 1951 until 1955. Hank Aaron was discovered by Major League clubs while briefly playing for the Clowns in 1952. Aaron's contract was eventually bought out by the Boston Braves for $10,000 during that season. In 1953, Toni Stone signed with the Clowns for $12,000. Stone had made history by becoming the first woman to sign a professional baseball contract.

Despite efforts to bring back a Major League Baseball team to Buffalo, most prominently in both the 1969 MLB expansion and the 1993 MLB expansion processes, the city has been unsuccessful in its attempts to gain a Major League team. However, in 2020, the Toronto Blue Jays, the Bisons' major league affiliate, announced that they would play their 2020 season at Sahlen Field due to border restrictions stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. This marked the first time where major league games were to be played in Buffalo since the Federal League disbanded 105 years earlier, in 1915. With the Canadian border remaining closed in the first half of 2021, the Blue Jays returned to Sahlen Field in June of that same year, where they would play at Sahlen Field until late July, when they received approval from the Canadian government to go back up to Rogers Centre.